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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23

THE midas" STONE!

The discipline Morpheus the modern dreamer the luck believer can be
scattered about but in considerable numbers
oneha of the population both transient and fixed This
possibly the following heads Onethird ladies'
gentlemen one-sxt mechanics onesi1th professional
The luck of the blind man. poerba
Something nothing something from nothing What relates to
gentlemen sueto mechanicsto professional men-o
the
sitting his silent counting the dreary monotony
seeing crowds passing by the door,
stopping congenay be found congena
alive the exncies OF the moment
Mda Stone" in buying merchandise
choice There such thing Midas
selling merchandise have late styles and low pces and
go high prices and assortment and shelves
re laden with moheaten
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
Turkish Towels.

Twenty-Five dozen Cream Bath
Towels, 46x24 inches, at 25c each.
Very pretty border. Worth 35c. 25
dozen Cream Bath Towels at 25c each.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
DRESS GOODS.

YARDS. 1000 YARDS 1000 YARDS.
Plaid Dress Goods 20 yard which
suitable for Misses well as for Ladies
sutings. Very stylish and in late colorings
Plaid Suings at 20c yard
One thousand Suings yard
Plaid Dress Suings at yard
Coodva a yard
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
GINGHAMS.

quality Rfrew Bates and other first
Ginghams beautiful combinations Pais
and wide and large broken pds Cannot
and latest coorngs
yards yard
fom10 and
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
Shirting Prints.

One thousand yards Shifting Prints,
% yards for $l.00. Worth &c per yard.
1000 yards, % yards for $l.00.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
!. M. HALE & CO.,
Wednesday, August "A. I and 8 Spring St
Dress Goods.

Five hundred yards Brocaded Black
Dress Goods, 40 inches wide, at 35c
per yard. Good value at 60c. Good
value 1T 60c. 500 yards at 35c per
yard. Beautiful patterns.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
SILK s.

entire line of Summer Silks six eight different coo
shades yard and close out 25c
Show Window Displayed North Show Window
Silks good weight and silk
yards 25c yard.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
Towels.

Twenty-Five dozen Linen Huck
Towels, 40x21 inches, at 10c each.
Never sold under 15c and worth 25c.
25 dozen Linen Huck Towels, 4Ox21
inches, at 10c each. Worth 25c.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
Hosiery.

Fifty dozen Ladies' Lisle thread
Hosiery at 19c per pair. Worth SOC.
Good colors. Extra length and excel
lent guage. so dezen Ladies' Lisle
thread Hosiery at 19c per pair.
Worth SOC.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
5000 Yards Lawns.

Our entire line of 81 inches wide
Pacific Dress Lawns selling in stock at
1212c. Will be on sale Wednesday,
August oath, at size per yard. Beau
tiful patterns.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
A Fine Investment.

Stock in the company organized to pur-
chase 1000 ucres in the famous Lanker-
shin ranch in the San Fernando Valley
adjoining the high priced Providencia land.
Only $65 per acre to purchasers of stock.
See ads. or call on Byram e. Poindexter, No.
81 West First street or Burch & Boal, 1876
West First street. tt
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
Dots.

1. W. Davis Prescription Druggist.
Tents at Foy's harness shop, 217 Los An
pelps street
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23

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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-30
ONLY A GIRL.

Only girl-with her hands so brown,
And jagged rent in her new print gown,
She was dressed as clean as clean could 10
One hour ago-andnow just see
What is sport TO her, is death to me.
Say, what shall do,
My darling with you?
Only girl, with her roguish eyes,
He wonderful questions and strange replies,
Her ottrepeated: Say, now, mayn't II
For other girls do, don't see why
You won't consent to let me try"
MY dear, will tell;
love you too we'll"
Only girl-and yet before long
A woman she II be, with heart large and strong
And motherly cares their burdens shall press,
While little brown fingers, and dirt-dragged
dress,
Shall teach her the lesson Of patience, guess
So the world whirls;
God bless our girls,
Il. L. Phelps, in Yankee Blads.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-30
ARTIFICIAL SOCIETY.
A Crowd of Egotistical Men and Women
Devoid of Real Intellect.

A correspondent who has been OBJ
serving society in Washington, sets it
down as "a very conglomerate affair,
with none of the heart of hospitality
in il" The people being literally "here
to-day and gone tomorrow" 60
through the hollow forms of calls and
receptions with little more than Il pro-
fesson of kindlinesS, rs a matter of
business. You will, for instance, be
Invited to call upon some person on her
reception day. She stands in II line
with those who receive with her, some
of them stupidity self-conscious, or inn
pudently Indifferent. You say good
morning" at coming and going, al
though it is we'll along toward evening,
Some of the ladies have no waists--worth
mentioning their dresses, and no
tact whatever in their manner. You
are invited to take chocolate, which
you do as solemnly as if it were hem
lock tea. You sigh for some bright
spirited man or woman with whom to
exchange an idea, but You sigh in vain.
You see bare necls suggestive of pneu-
monia. gorgeous dresses, gigantic false
teeth and smiles equally artificial
There is the slightest perceptiblo jolt
in the social wheels when a man or
woman of high position dies, but the
jar is hardly discernible, and the car Of
iuggernaut moves on. People at the
bottom of the social ladder are strain
ing and agonizing TO get to the top.
Those at the top are often ewing each
other with envy and suspicion. The
press has held up to ridicule and well
deserved contempt the impudent and
ill-mannered people who attended tho
Chinese ball, unlimited. aud who dis
craced themselves and their country as
much by going as they did by their raid
upon the dining-room. You have seen
animals feed out of a trough? Well.
but no matter Who were these pco-
pie? They are persons who aspire to
be reckoned of the upper crust in
the society in the court circle Of
America. Y0ub'S Companion.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-30

did so touched his cheek. Esther
purchases in the perfumery line were
not imported, but as she buttoned the
top button it seemed as if it was "Bri-
sas de las Pampasn in the dark heavy
folds of her hair
"Win it do?" she asked, timidly. 81
never tried it before"
"Of course" said Rochester, gal
lantly. He stopped; a look of conster-
nation crept over his face, and he grit
ted his teeth.
"Of course he repeated, smother
ing the thought and smiling on the
beautiful girl. How much is it?"
Esther, with some difficulty. found
the card on the starboard coat tail, and
said: Fifteen dollars" Esther was
not slow herself. He gave her Il ten
and five, and she thanked him grace
fully
You say you'd like to 90 down to
Manhattan Beach this
Esther, go Offer to Mott sthrect und
see vat time der teakettle will he done
already, don't be vatin' round here
ven dere's no tea, Esther, be kyick
about it,! yelled Hammerschmidt all
in breath, as he burst into the front
shop.
She went like the startled fawn.
Hammerschmidt did not look like an
invitation to dinner. but had the inhos.
pitable and biased expression of d
meat axe. He looked rs if he might
have a great deal to say; but Rochester
did not care for conversation. He
bowed and went out hurriedly.
As he struck the sunlight with the
overcoat on yell sounded down the
street. Five men roared and slapped
their thighs and laughed like lunatics
The street looked at them in amaze
ment. As Rochester went toward then
they laughed harder and harder.
He had on an old melton oyercoat
pale green under the collar, faded gray
in various shades in the skirts. II wa
frayed at the cuffs, worn out and seweC
up at the buttonholes, and had small
patch on one of the sleeves.
You needn't laugh, he said will
suppressed anger. I'm fact | won
have it," he added holly. "I've los
the bet and that's enough said"
They stopped laughing, but looAe'
very queer. Now and then they in
spccted him furtivcly out of the Cor
ners of their eyes as he took the lead
scowling. But there was immincn
danger of an explosion all the way W
H. D. W. d., IN N Y. TimcS,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-30

An experienced poultrymau thinks
that the cause of failures in the many
attempts to keep fowls in large num-
beers is duo TO a lack of care. A far
mer viii. rise at 1 o'clock in the morn
ing to feed and milk his cows, will
carefully clean out the stalls and pre-
pare beds for the cows, and his work
does not end till late, but he will not
do so much work for the hens Yet
the hens viii pay five times as mitch
profit, in proportion to labor and capi-
tal invested, as the cows. So. Louis
Republican.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-30

1t seems that Lieutenant Greedy
believes in the theory that there IS Of
open sea, some l 800 miles in diameter
round about the Pole, that never
freezes, the conjecture being that ih,
Pole itself is the center of an ice-caprc,
land, covered with ice from LOCO t
1000 feet thick.-GOlden Rule.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-30

The Berlin restaurant waiter is the
German Kellncr or waiter whom you
find at all American watering places.
He is always ready, quick and skillful
in balancing a dozen full plates or car
rying half a score of foaming beer
glasses at time; invariably cheerful
and obliging, but not always accurate
in his counting. Coed Housekeeping.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24
A Train Run With Petroleum

The first train that ever ran, or at
tempted to run, west Of the Allegheny
mountains with crude petroleum as the
only fuel in the locomotive tender and
fire-box was the mail train west on the
Pennsylvania Railroad that arrived at
Pittsburg Friday night. 1t came
through from Altoona on time, and It
came without stick of timber or a
scuttle of coal to make steam for its mo-
tor. The train was drawn by locomotive
No. 40S, with Engineer Burbank at the
throttle. There was entire uniformity
of heat il the fire-box, without any
stocking to make 1t. The pipes from the
26O gallons of crude oil in tank in the
tender did the business. The expert
ment was complete success. Splendid
time was made and there was no annoy
ance from smoke or cinders. Expert
ments in this line have been quietly pro-
crossing under Pennsylvania Railroad
auspices at Altoona, but this is the first
time the long run to Pittsburg has beeu
attempted with only oil for fuel. The
process is the invention of Russian sci
enlist, and DR.. Dudley, of the Altoona
shops, has beer developing it slowly but
surely. 1t will, of course, prove great
stroke of economy. The second section
of the day express left Pittsburg Satur-
day morning for the East with the same
locomotive and fuel.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24
A Jealous Lovers Mistake.

There is great deal Of excitement in
Chrisfield, Nd, over shooting affair
in the neck portion of that district We'd
nesday night, in which Elijah Ii. Ster-
ling was instantly killed by his friend
Dow Mister. 1t seems that Mister and
one Robert Ford were rivals in the affec-
tons of Miss Dona Sterling, the pretty
daughter of Mr.. Maylon Sterling.
About three weeks since Ford and the
young lady had afalling out. He en-
deayored To effect reconciliation, but
in vain. Finally he told her that if he
could not 20 with her no one else
should. On other occasions he threat
ened bodily harm to Mister II he ever
saw him with her. All this she would
tell Mister. At half past ten o'clock
Wednesday night lie babe Miss Dona
goodbye, and had scarcely gone fifty
yards when he saw a man approaching
on the opposite side of the road. 1t was
quite dark, hut Mister thought he recog-
nized Ford's figure, and hailed him
with, "WhO is tlat?" There was no
reply, but the party walked straight for
Mister, and, when quite near, said,
"Well, I've got you at last" Where
upon Mister fired, supposing the man to
be Robert Ford. He was mistaken,
however, as it turned out to be his
friend, Elijah Sterling. He cried; so,
God, Dow, what have you done?" He
then recognized his friends voice, and
at once summoned assistance at the
house he had just left. Mister stayed at
the young lady's house during the night,
and early next morning surrendered
himself. Mister received hearing. and
was taken to the county Jail, at Princess
Anne, to await the action of the grand
iury.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24
A Disaster ON the Lake.

The steamer Champlain, of the North
ern Michigan Line, bound for Che
boygan from Chicago, burned last
Thursday night between Norwood and
Charlevoix at the mouth of the Grand
Traverse bay. The boat was running
ten miles an hour when flames suddenly
shot up from beneath the engine, driv-
ing the engineer from his post with his
clothes on fire. He ran to the hurricane
deck, plunged into tank and then re-
turned to his work, but was too late to
stop his engine or connect the hose.
The alarm was given, the sleeping pas
sengers aroused, and when life preserv-
ers had been fastened on all they gather
ed on the forward deck. Two lifeboats
and liferafts were lowered, but the steam
er was running so fast that they got away.
In ten minutes from the time the boat
caught fire the passengers were all COM
PEELED to jump into the lake. There were
81 persons on board the steamer. and at
least one-half of them persisted. Those
saved floated an hour and half, when
they were rescued by yawl and fish
boats from the shore. Several of those
saved were badly burned. 1t is impossi-
BILE now to tell the cause Of the fire, but
it is thought it may have been caused
by lamp exploding.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24
MARRIED..


June Is, 1887, mt the residence of Maj
DR.. Nelson, Mr.. WILLIAM M. RIGHT
slime, of Riverton, Va, TO Miss M. l..
MCCARTHY. OF Richmond, Va.
June l6, 1887, In Philadelphia, at the
residence of the brides mother, by the
Rev. VIM. Greenough. of the Presbyte-
rian church, Mr.. JOHN SELLARS, OF
Martinsburg, W. Va, to Miss LIBBIE,
daughter Of the late DIR. Johnson, of
Berkeley county, w. Va.
June 10, 1887, at the Lutheran parson-
age, by Rev. r. c. Holland, Mr.. JAMES
WESTALL to Miss HENRIETTA
HODGE, both of Martinsburg.
On Monday, May 30, 1887, at the Uni
ted Brethren parsonage. in William
sport, by Rev. N. A.. Karikofe, Mr..
ELMER f. PALMER and Miss MARY
E. PALMER, of Falling Waters, w.
Va.
At the residence of Theodore McClel-
land, in Woodbury., Maryland, on June
LIST, by Rev. l.. NJ. Gardner, DAVID
LACY McGLENAN, late of Baltimore.
to Miss MARY CHARLOTTE COW
LEY, formerly of Charlestown.
In Berkeley county, June 10, 1887.
Mr.. FRANK WILLIAMS and Miss
JENNIE SMALL-both of Berkeley
county.
At Unison, Va, June IL. 1887. Mr..
GEORGE DALWICK, of Martinsburg.
and Miss REM MONROE, of Loudoun
county. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24

Here's n Snake Sfery.

A short time ago Mr.. Aderhold, of
Douglasville, Ga, saw large black
snake drive partridge away from her
nest and swallow the eggs. A few days
later Mr.. McElathers. of the same town,
saw covey Of young partridges fly out
one by one from the snakes mouth and
gather around it. They had evidently
just been Matched from the eggs in the
snakes belly, and the reptile seemed
very fond of them. Not long after this
Mr.. Butler observed the snake gliding
through patch of oats and picking the
kernels from the oatheads. After filling
its mouth the snake would drop the
kernels on The ground to feed the young
partridges as they followed it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24
Another Train Robbery.

The most daring train robbery that
ever occurred in Texas was perpetuated
at 100 o'clock Saturday morning short
distance from Schulenburg, on the
Southern Pacific Railway. AS the train
drew up at the station two men with
drawn revolvers mounted the engine,
covered the engineer with their weap-
ons and compelled him to pull the train
out to the open prairie few hundred
yards to the east, where fire was burn
ing, around which stood eight or ten
men, armed with Winchester rifles.
The two robbers on the engine stood
guard over the man at the throttle, while
the others went through the mail, ex-
press and passenger cars. Nearly all
the passengers were asleep and did not
know what was going on until they
were aroused by the robbers. The frs.
man tackled by the thieves was w.
Newburger, of New York, whom, they
struck on the head with a revolver.
They secured from him SIS in cash and
several diamonds and gold watch, val
ued at $1,000. Lou Mayer, of Cincinnati,
was relieved of $50. r. L. Armstead,
of New York, gave up 500; he had a
larger amount Of money with him, but
it was hidden in the sleeping car. A
gentleman from Mexico, whose name
could not be learned, lost $500. The
losses of the passengers are estimated at
5000. Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express
car was also robbed. The total amount
secured by the robbers is put down at
5000 or $4,000.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24
AN OPEN LETTER.

HAGERsrowS. JUNE IS, 1887.
MessTs. Editors Of Register,
Shepherdst0wn, w. Va:
GENTLEMEN: We want to thank you for
publishing paper, through the columns OF
which, we can reach many persons with In
formation of profit and value TO them, as well
as OF Importance to ourselves; we want to
say to the readers of your paper that We
would as soon stop bookkeeping as 10 stop
keeping our name and business constantly
before their eyes.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE
In bookkeeping and manufacturing. success
fully increasing each and every year OF that
period, has settled the question that the four
leading features with which we started out
and have steadily held fast TO, are the main
points to which we owe our success. AS we
have never kept them
AsECREr
we tell them to your readers:
LIST. Keep the goods the people want.
End. Let the people know IL.
Bird. Make the prices TO please the people.
4th. Give people all the attention, accom-
modations, conveniences and comforts that
are known to modern bookkeeping.
IF WE HAVEN'T
what the people want there can be no busi-
ness between us. III we have what the people
want, at half the price they pay for IL else
where, and the people don't know IL, It Is all
That's the reason why we are constantly in
the newspapers making every effort.
TO PUMP INTO
the readers of your paper the fact that we
have articles they want and will sell them
for as little money, and nine times out OF
ten, for less money than they pay elsewhere
not excepting the big stores In the big citle, /,
that we ann to undersell.
EVERYTHING.
That word means sometbing-big, that's IL I;
applied to our business, IL means that we
keep everything males and females wear,
from birth TO death, either In ready-made
garments, or materials out of which 10 make
them, Except ladies' hats and bounets.)
Our store-room is 220 feet long and 80 feet
wide. II is chuck full Of goods. There are
six departments Of articles for female wear
and six departments of articles for male
wear, with thousands OF other necessary ar
ticles for the parlor, sitting-room, dining
room, and general purposes.
IN CONCLUSION.
We thank those OF your readers who have
visited our stores, and invite one and all to
come whenever convenient. IL for no other
purpose than to see the styles and prices.
Samples will be sen . by mail to those who
UPDEGRAFFs,
Hagerstown, Nd.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24
Liquor Men at Work.

The National Association of Whole
sale Liquor Dealers held an important
meeting in Chicago few days ago. In
addition to the local members present a
Texas delegation was in attendance.
The prohibition amendment in Texas
will be voted upon August 4, and the
fight is red hot. One of the wholesale
men says that is what the 500 assess
ment is for in Chicago, to fight prohibit
ton in Texas. Mr.. Atherton, the pres
ident, admits 1t is hard battle, but
thinks the liquor men will win. Then
prohibition in Tennessee comes to a
vote on September 8, and it must be
met. That is not all. West Virginia,
Oregon, Dakota, Wyoming Territory,
to say nothing of Michigan and Mis-
souri,, are causing the liquor men
trouble. An assessment of 10 cents per
barrel was made on old rye and Bourbon
and requests for funds made to the
wholesalers. Every distiller, it is said,
is doing his level best. one in Cincinnati
giving $40 900.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24

The fftieth anniversary ofVictoria as
Queen Of England on Tuesday last was
a greater occasion throughout her realm
than the day of her coronation. The
rising generation of England had never
seen before such splendid display of
royalty. Kings and royal personages
from other countries rode in the pro-
cession from Buckingham Palace to
Westminster Abbey. The Queen rode
in her state carriage, drawn by eight
white ponies. She was attended by the
members of the royal family and the
officers of her household. She wore a
white lace dress over black, and on her
bonnet a tiara of diamonds. Such a
crowd hss not gathered in London since
the coronation. Fabulous prices were
paid for points of vantage from which
to see the procession. The scene in
Westminster Abbey was strange one.
Lords and ladies, who missed their
breakfasts in the hurry to get there in
time, could be seen ealing their lunches
within the sacred precincts. The large
edifice was packed with the leading
people of England and distinguished
visitors from other countries. The SER
vices were imposing, and the music, by
the united London choirs, magnificent.
Ten thousand troops guarded the line
of march. Many persons were over
come by the heat, and several badly
crushed in the crowds. During the
celebration at Cork there was disturb
ance, and ut one time riot seemed i'm
minent. The day was fittingly observed
in every land over which flies the Brit
ish flag. In New York and many other
cities of this country there were de-
monstrations by Englishnen. A solemn
requiem mass was celebrated in the
Church of the Holy 1nnocents, New
York city, for the repose of the souls OF
"the victims of fifty years Of English
misrule.o
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-06-24
Elephant. ON the Rampage

During the performance of circus at
New Lisbon, Ohio, last week panic
occurred. An elephant which was per-
forming became unruly and attacked a
clown, injuring him seriously. The
trainer. who was coming into the ring
with another elephant, fastened to the
clowns assistance, when the larger ami
NAL also started on the rampage, caus-
ing a stampede. The confusion for a
time, was terrible, men, women and
children yelling and crowding for the
entrance. When quiet was restored. it
was found that one young lady's leg
had been broken, and several women
and children badly bruised. One of the
lady riders during the excitement fell
in the midst OF the four horses she was
riding, and was terribly injured about
the head and chest. Her condition is
precarious.